Box for cereals and means for handling same.



Patented Oct. 24, I899.

J. WESTOVEB. BOX FOR CEREALS AND MEANS FOR HANDLING SAME.

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J. WESTUVEH. BOX FOR CEREALS AND MEANS FOR HANDLING SAME.

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JOHN WVESTOVER, OF DAVID CITY, NEBRASKA.

BOX FOR CEREALS AND MEANS FOR HANDLING SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,626, dated October24, 1899.

Application filed May 31, 1899. serial No. 718,847. N m -l To all whom,it Hwy concern:

Beitknown that 1, JOHN Wnsrovna, of David City, in the county of Butlerand State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements inBoxes for Cereals and Means for Handling the Same, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide boxes or packages adapted toreceive corn in the ear or grain of any description, the said boxes orpackages being also adapted to fit conveniently into a wagon-body.

A further object of the invention is to provide each package or box witha dumpingbottom.

Another object is to provide a hoisting mechanism so constructedthatitmay be connected with any one of the improved boxes or packages andmanipulated to raise the same to a given height and conduct the raisedbox or package to such position that the contents of the box or packagemay be dumped into a granary, corn-crib, or other form of receptacle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of thesever-a1 parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a verticalsectiontaken practically on the line 4: 4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is avertical section through one of the improved boxes or packages adaptedto receive thecereals.

The boxes or packages A are usually made rior of the box, and the saidcasing is adapted to be engaged by the batten 11 of the dropbottom whensaid bottom is closed. A latch 14 is located within the casing 13, beingpivoted between its ends by a suitable pin 15, and the upper end 16 ofthe latch is bent at a right angle to the body and extends out throughan opening made in the side of the box to which the casing 13 issecured. A head 17 is formed at the lower end of the latch-body 14:, andthis head is adapted to have movement in the slot 12 and toengage withthat portion of the batten 11 of the drop-bottom that crosses the slotfor the purpose of holding the bottom closed. The latch is held in thislatter position by means of a suitable spring 18, all of which isclearly illustrated in Fig. 5.

Loops or ears 19 are formed at the upper edge of each box or package A,and said loops '19 are preferably attached to the side of the box orpackage at which the latch 14: is located and to its opposing side, asis likewise shown in Fig. 5. These boxes or packages A are adapted tofit snugly in a wagon-body B of any approved description. Any desirednumber of boxes A may be placed in a wagonbody, but usually the boxesare of such size that three of them will fill the body of the wagon, asillustrated in Fig. 2.

A hoisting apparatus is employed in connection withthe boxes A, and thebody of the apparatus consists of a main frame 0 and a sliding frame 0.The main frame consists of a bottom 20, to which side pieces 21 aresecured, the side pieces, for convenience in transportation, being madeto carry wheels 21. Fenders 22 are preferably attached to the innerfaces of the side pieces 21, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the further construction of the main frame two standards 23 extendupward from each side piece 21, and corresponding standards carried bythe side pieces are connected at the top by cross-bars 24, provided withsuitable braces 25. Sleeves 26 are secured to the uprights or standards23, the sleeves being made to extend beyond the inner faces of saiduprights or standards. These sleeves are located at the upper portionsof the uprights or standards 23, as shown best in Fig. 2. inner freeportions of the sleeves are adapted to receive the uprights 27 of thesliding frame 0 and serve to guide said uprights, and these The uprights27, that are four in number, one corresponding to each upright 23 of themain frame, are respectively provided at their lower ends with anoutwardly-extending sleeve 26, that loosely receives the uprights orstandards 23 of the main frame, as is also best shown in Fig. 2. Theforward and rear uprights of the sliding frame are connected at the topby cross-bars 28, secured thereto in any suitable or approved manner,and the front and rear uprights or standards of the sliding frame areconnected by horizontal or diagonal braces 29 and 29. (Also shown inFig. 2.)

The sliding frame 0 is adapted to carry a track D, which track when inposition on the sliding frame extends some distance beyond both thesliding and main frames of the structure, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 3.This track consists of two parallel rails 30, connected at the front bya cross-bar 31, provided with a depending buffer 32 at its center and arear cross-bar 33, while a second cross-bar 34 extends from rail to railnear the rear-end crossbar 33. Both of the cross-bars 33 and 34 extendabove the tread portions of the rails. The rails are made to rest inbrackets 30, secured upon the inner faces of the cross-bars 28 of thesliding frame 0, and two or more bolts 3O are employed to connect saidrails with said cross-bars 28 near the rear ends of the latter. Thisconstruction or a similar one is adopted in order that the track andparts carried thereby may be dropped downward, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 1, within the frames of the structure and the upper ends of thetrack be practically flush with the upper end of the sliding frame. Thisis accomplished by removing the bolts 30 and providing suitable ropesand pulleys for guiding the tracks to the lower position abovementioned, and which ropes and pulleys maylikewise be used for restoringthe track to its normal horizontal position. These ropes and pulleyshavenot been shown, as any suitable arrangement may be provided.

A Windlass 35 is journaled in suitable bearings upon the rear cross-bar33 of the track and the intermediate cross-bar 34. Said windlass isprovided with a polygonal socket 36, that extends beyond the inner faceof the intermediate cross-bar 34, as shown in Fig. 3. A rope 35 isattached to this Windlass, and the rope is carried downward, as shown inFig. 2, over a pulley 35", attached to the base, and outward forattachment to a team. The socket 36 of the windlass 35 is adapted forconnection with a drum on a hoisting-truck E. A brake 37, preferably afriction-brake, is provided for the Windlass, and this brake may beapplied at any time through the medium of a rope 38, attached to thefree end of the brake and led downward at one side of the structure.

The truck E, above referred to, is adapted to travel on the track D. Theframe of the truck consists of two side pieces 39, carrying wheels 40,arranged for engagement with the tread of the rails of the track, afront bar 41, and a rear bar 42. A drum 43 is journaled in the front andrear bars of the truck. One trunnion of the drum 43 extends through therear end bar 42 of the truck and is provided with a polygonal section43, adapted to enter and to fit into the socket 36 on the Windlass, asshown in Fig. 3. A ratchet-wheel 44 is secured upon the windlassadjacent to the rear end bar 42, and the teeth of the ratchet-Wheel 44are engaged by a pawl 45, which is held in such engagement by a spring46; but the pawl may be lifted from engagement with the ratchet-wheel 44at any time, since the curved arm 47 of a shaft 48 normally extendsbeneath said pawl 45, as shown in Fig. 3, and the shaft 48 is journaledin the cross-bars 33 and 34 of the truck. The said shaft 48 is providednear its outer end with a crank-arm 49, and a rope 50 is attached to thecrank-arm, which rope extends down at one side of the struc ture, and bypulling down upon said rope 50 the pawl 45 may be disengaged from saidratchet-wheel 44. The truck is held at the rear end of the track, or sothat the rear end of the drum 43 is within the socket 36 of the Windlass35, through the medium of a spring latch 51, (shown best in Fig. 4,)which latch is arranged for locking engagement with the rear cross-bar42 of the truck. A lever 52 is pivoted below said latch, as is alsoshown in Fig. 4, and a rope 53 is attached to saidlever and led down atone side of the structure. Upon pulling down upon said rope 53 the latchwill be carried out of engagement with the truck and the truck may bemade to travel to a projecting forward portion of the track D.

Two ropes 54 are attached to the Windlass 35 and drum 43, and theseropes 54 are provided with hooks 55 at their lower ends, adapted toenter the loops or staples 19, carried by the boxes or packages A. Thesliding frame 0' is held in adjusted position by means of set-screws 56,that are preferably provided with eye-heads, so that a rod 57 may bepassed through said heads, said rod being provided with a crank or hook58 at its upper end, and this rod is employed in the operation of thetruck, the rod occupying the said position in the heads of theset-screws 56 when not in use, at which time the lower end of the rodwill enter an opening in one of the side pieces 21 of the base portionof the main frame.

In operation the empty boxes or packages A are placed in the body B ofthe vehicle. The vehicle is then taken to the threshingmachine orcorn-field and filled, and the vehicle is afterward driven on theplatform 20 of the elevating mechanism, and the rope 50 is drawn downupon to carry the pawl 45 from the ratchet-wheel 44, the truck havingbeen locked to the track by the latch 51. The

hooks of the hoist-ropes 54 are then engaged by the hook on the rod 57,and the hoist ropes may be readily drawn downward. A

these hoist-ropes are drawn downward the drum 43 will be turned in adirection to wind up the Windlass-rope 35 upon the Windlass 85. Thehooks 55 of the hoist-ropes 54 are then made to engage with the staples19 on one of the boxes, and the pawl 45 is again permitted to engagewith the ratchet-wheel 44 of the drum 43. The team is then attached tothe Windlass-rope 35 and is driven away from the structure, whereuponthe Windlass-rope is unwound from the Windlass, and owing to theconnection between the Windlass and drum 43 the hoist-ropes 54 will bewound upon said drum and the box A will be carried up to a positionimmediately below the track D. The rope 53, attached to the lever 52, isnow pulled downward, thus carrying the latch 51 out of engagement withthe truck, and the truck, with its suspended box, is pushed by means ofthe rod 57 to the overhanging portion of the track D, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1. When the truck reaches the forward end of the saidtrack D, the projecting head 16 of the latch 14 of the box will bepressed inward, thus releasing the head of the latch from engagementwith the bottom 10 of the box and permitting the contents of the box todrop out. The truck is then carried back to locking engagement with thelever 52, and consequently the drum 43 will be brought in lockingengagement with the Windlass 35. When through the medium of the rod 57the empty box is drawn downward, the rotation of the drum 43 will windup the Windlass-rope upon the Windlass.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentt 1. The combination, with a box provided with meansfor attachment to a hoist-rope, a drop-bottom, an incasedspring-controlled latch arranged normally for locking engagement withthe drop-bottom, and an extension from the latch which is carriedthrough and beyond the outside of the box, of winding mechanism having,a stationary support, a traveling hoisting device operated by saidwinding mechanism, means for connecting the box with said hoistingdevice, and a separable connection between the winding mechanism andhoisting device, means for breaking the said connection, and a trip forthe latch of the said box.

2. In devices of the character described, a box provided with means forattachment to a hoist-rope, a drop-bottom, an incased springcontrolledlatch arranged normally for looking engagement with the drop-bottom, andan extension from the latch, which is carried through and beyond theoutside of the box, for the purpose specified.

8. In devices of the character described, the combination, with astructure provided with a track having a buffer-surface, a truck held totravel upon said track, a hoisting-drum carried by said truck, aWindlass located upon the track,havin g detachable engagement with saiddrum, and means for locking the drum connected with said Windlass, of abox pro vided with a drop-bottom and means for connection withhoist-ropes carried by said drum, said box being provided with alocking-latch a member of which extends outward from the box, the outerportion of the latch being adapted for engagement with the buffer of thetrack, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a frame, a winding-drum carried by the frame, atrack supported by the said frame, a truck mounted to travel upon thesaid track, a hoisting device carried by the truck and arranged forinterlocking engagement with the said winding-drum,whereby-the hoistingdevice is operated from the said drum, and a buffer carried by the saidtrack, of a box adapted to contain material, said box being providedwith a drop-bottom and means for connection with the hoisting device ofthe truck, a latch normallyin locking engagement with the dropbottom,said latch being provided with a member that extends through the box,which member is adapted to be engaged by the buffer carried by the saidtrack, a locking device arranged to hold the hoisting mechanism inconnection with the winding-drum, arelease for the said locking device,and means for controlling the drum and the said winding mechanism, forthe purpose set forth.

5. In a device for manipulating cereals, a frame, an elevated tracksupported by said frame, means for mounting said track whereby it may beraised or lowered, a buffer pendent from the said track, a winding-drumhaving its support upon said track, a brake for the drum, a truckmounted to travel on the track, a hoisting mechanism carried by saidtruck and operated from the said drum, and means for controlling thedrum and hoisting mechanism from a point below the track, as

specified.

" J OHN WESTOVER.

WVitnesses:

A. L. HUGHES,

J. F. ALBIN.

